River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-03-31
Rights and Duties of Women of Wis
consin Under the New School Law.


SECTION !. Every woman who is
citizen of this state of the age of TWEEN
ty-One years or upwards. except paup-
ers, persons under guardianship, and
persons otherwise excluded by sec. 2,
Art. 3, of the constitution of Wiscon-
sin, who has resided in the state one
year and in the election district where
she offers To vote ten days next pre-
ceding any election pertaining to
school matters shall have a right To
vote in such election.
An Election District is a portion
of a city or town, or of ward in
city in which the voters all vote at one
voting place. All our election laws
provide that voters shall be residents
of the election district where they offer
to vote.
An election pertaining to school
matters is an election at which any
officer is voted for whose duties of Of
flee pertain to, or influence schools in
any manner. Such "matteTs" would
be the election of state or county Sup
erintendent of Public schools, or any
other officer whose official action might
affect the schools Also such subjects
as change in the administratration
of school affairs, or the appropriation
of money for school purposes, building
school houses, etc, etc. Eminent
counsel name the following town and
city officials whose duties pertain to
school matters.
Town Board of Superyisors-Locate
school districts.
Town Clerks-Report all school sta.
tistics and apportion the money to the
several districts.
Town TreasureTs-Rece and dis
burse all school money.
AssessoTs-LeVy the school tax.
In Cities--The common council pro-
vides tor the outlay of money for
school sites. buildings. leyies taxes,
changes boundaries of districts, etc. .,
etc. In some cities, chooses school
| board.
City Treasurers-Pay out school
money.
City Clerks-Apportion the school
tax.
THE manner of choosing school Of
| ficers differs in different cities. WOm-
EN- should enquire how school money
| is raised. and how officers, whose du-
| ties pertain TO school matters" are
! elected IN their respective cities, and
shonld vote according to conscience.
REGISTRATION.
Persons who have become voters
since the last registry list was made,
| (as have women i'm Wisconsin under
the authority of the above school suf-
| frage law,l may vote-See page 10,
sec. "a, of Registry, Town Laws and
| Forms Women may swear in their
| votes or make affidavit that they are,
under the School Suffrage Law, en-
titled to vote at any election pertain
ing to school matters. Ut is only in
cities, or incorporated villages, that
registration is necessary Form OF
affidavit for nOn-regiStered women
who offer to vote The first Tuesday in
April, at town meeting or municipal
election:
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
County of. --.
being duly sworn says she was not a
qualified elector at the time of last
registration, but that she has, since
the completion Of said registration. be.
come a qualified elector for all officers
whose duties pertain to school mat
tiers, by reason of the passage by the
State Legislature of 1885 of the School
Suffrage Law" and its subsequent
ratification at the last general election
by majority of the qualified electors
voting thereon, and that she now re
| sides at. Wisconsin.
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Let every woman do her duty at the
spring election.